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There's inaccurate and then there is Osweiler inaccurate. I was glad Watson was not throwing balls at receivers feet all game long. I like his demeanor on the field a lot. He didn't look rattled even when pressured and he always kept his eyes down field.

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I agree. I said in the game thread that he looked so natural out there and everything seemed to move more quickly with him. Savage feels like the game is going to be a total borefest with him at QB. Slow, methodical, safe, no big plays, probably not a lot of touchdowns.

If he were the QB all year I could imagine him at 60% completion, 3100-3300 yards, 12-15 touchdowns and 5-7 picks. Would probably give him a good QB rating, but would be mind numbing to watch.

That said, Savage should start until Watson has the game down and despite how natural he looks, I don't think he does. He'll throw a lot of interceptions if he starts right away.

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A lot of what wasn't good last night resulted in footwork. Bad footwork = no accuracy. Apart of it was his lack of discipline, the other part was terrible offensive line play giving him little time in the pocket although he did have time on some plays and footwork was still an issue. The good thing about that is footwork is very much coachable, as many rookie QB's lack quality footwork coming into the league. And although he didn't show it in body language, you could tell on his throws that he was amped up just a little.

At the end of the day Watson has elite QB potential. His ability to extend plays is already great, he's getting better at reading defenses although it's still a work in progress, intangibles etc. The ceiling is very high for Watson. Having said all that, I don't want to see him starting for at least the first 3 weeks. I want him to clean up the footwork, which will result in better accuracy. He's got work to do, but he's starting before the bye-week IMO cause I think he's going to be better than Savage sooner rather than later.

Savage held the ball waaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy too long on the first 2 possessions. Yes the offensive line played poorly, but Savage held the ball too long. He's a slightly poor man's Alex Smith IMO, but he's the starter till Deshaun is ready which will be sooner rather than later

Hey, I thought Watson looked pretty good against 2nd stringers too, but I'm certainly not ready to say Waton even has the potential to be that great. He's got some accuracy issues. McNabb is a better comparison or maybe rookie Kaep. Certainly not Manning/Rodgers/Brady. IMHO

Hey, I thought Watson looked pretty good against 2nd stringers too, but I'm certainly not ready to say Waton even has the potential to be that great. He's got some accuracy issues. McNabb is a better comparison or maybe rookie Kaep. Certainly not Manning/Rodgers/Brady. IMHO

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I never said any names, but McNabb at one point was an elite QB, and led a team to the Super Bowl. You mention accuracy issues, I mention a reason as to why he has those issues, and that with hard work and coaching he can fix it. He fixes his accuracy, I don't see why he can't be elite.

Feels like everyone is forgetting the fact that this was literally his first NFL action against truly live competition. I have my expectations, but it's like some of you expected him to look like current Brady/Rodgers/Manning IN HIS FIRST LIVE ACTION. There was good, there was bad, there's alot to work on, but overall for his very first time it was impressive, I fail to see how it wasn't since it was his first time.

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I never said any names, but McNabb at one point was an elite QB, and led a team to the Super Bowl. You mention accuracy issues, I mention a reason as to why he has those issues, and that with hard work and coaching he can fix it. He fixes his accuracy, I don't see why he can't be elite.

Feels like everyone is forgetting the fact that this was literally his first NFL action against truly live competition. I have my expectations, but it's like some of you expected him to look like current Brady/Rodgers/Manning IN HIS FIRST LIVE ACTION. There was good, there was bad, there's alot to work on, but overall for his very first time it was impressive, I fail to see how it wasn't since it was his first time.

I agree with Holic that Watson will be there either because he is ready or that Savage will be hurt.

Brown and maybe that guy who just got cut by the Dolphins needs to be on team.

Don't know what to say about Brown, he has contract, he is not on level with JJ. He will not get another contract or the team will face this with all the other players. On the other hand, he gets nothing pay wise if he miss games and if he comes back ineffective they will cut him because of what he is doing now.

What I saw game 1 of preseason is that Watson has great awareness. He knows when guys are getting close and where he should go. Savage on the other hand seemed like he didn't know he was about to get sacked, he could have extended plays, he's not a stiff like Schaub and brock.

What I saw game 1 of preseason is that Watson has great awareness. He knows when guys are getting close and where he should go. Savage on the other hand seemed like he didn't know he was about to get sacked, he could have extended plays, he's not a stiff like Schaub and brock.

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As horrible as Brock is he's far more athletic than savage. Savage is closer to Matt as far as running is concern.

I agree with Holic that Watson will be there either because he is ready or that Savage will be hurt.

Brown and maybe that guy who just got cut by the Dolphins needs to be on team.

Don't know what to say about Brown, he has contract, he is not on level with JJ. He will not get another contract or the team will face this with all the other players. On the other hand, he gets nothing pay wise if he miss games and if he comes back ineffective they will cut him because of what he is doing now.

The team is super Tackle weak right now however so delima....

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Texans aren't cutting Brown idk what you talking about. By far their best lineman and it'll be settled by week 1.

And your first sentence is terrible. If the Texans thought their line was horrible, they wouldn't start Watson, they'd start Savage. Not going to risk injury on someone that valuable in Watson smh

As horrible as Brock is he's far more athletic than savage. Savage is closer to Matt as far as running is concern.

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Just because Brock could run better didn't do squat, as far as moving our offense. All it did was make you think he was gonna do something, until you saw him throw the ball 10 feet from the receiver's hands, or right into the defense. Last year was easily #1 on my list as the most pathetic offense I have ever watched, dating back to the days of the Oilers.

Just because Brock could run better didn't do squat, as far as moving our offense. All it did was make you think he was gonna do something, until you saw him throw the ball 10 feet from the receiver's hands, or right into the defense. Last year was easily #1 on my list as the most pathetic offense I have ever watched, dating back to the days of the Oilers.

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I agree. All I was saying is Brock is a better athlete than Savage. Both are nothing more than backups

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